imports ied -- the defense minister is warning that the unrest could threaten the state. french troops in mali have deployed at the last major speed -- city still under rebel control. french and malian forces have taken control again. there is concern about retaliation. rebel supporters are being targeted. >> the malian army is sending a clear message that it is back in timbuktu. memories are still fresh of its humiliating retreat less than a year ago. now with french troops firmly at its side, the army is once again in control. with power comes responsibility . both for the civilian population and for people accused of involvement in the rebellion. we first saw this prisoner with malian troops several days ago, about 80 kilometers to the southwest of timbuktu. the troops brought him north as they advanced. he tells me the soldiers have beaten him. he denies that he is a jihad is. the army says it has no choice but to keep him at the base. right now, there are no police or law courts here. >> we are not the justice. we have some elements to say that he was -- evidence to